JPS62286195A - Paper money processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

Detailed Description of the Invention 3. Detailed Description of the Invention (a+ Technical Field) The present invention relates to a banknote processing device built into an automatic transaction processing device, and particularly to a banknote processing device that self-diagnoses its functional state during normal operation.

(b1 Invention 1 Already Required The banknote processing device according to the present invention collects monitoring data including the total number of banknotes processed by each operating unit during normal operation and the number of error sheets among them, and accumulates this data. The functional status of each operating unit is determined based on this monitoring data.The accumulated monitoring data is cleared each time this judgment is made.As a result, the functional status of each operating unit is determined based on the monitoring data during normal operation. This allows maintenance and inspection to be performed using data that matches the actual situation.Furthermore, since monitoring data is newly accumulated each time the functional status is determined, the functional status can always be checked using the latest monitoring data. It is designed so that it can be judged.

(C1 Conventional technology and its disadvantages) Typical automatic transaction/processing equipment installed in financial institutions, etc. should undergo periodic maintenance and inspection at intervals of about once every two months to once every six months, depending on the frequency of use. During inspection, maintenance such as parts replacement is performed by referring to the error history of each operating part or by referring to the results of test operations.In such conventional maintenance and inspection methods, If there was a part that had deteriorated over time and a fault had not occurred at that time, it would not have been possible to find that part.In addition, the memory of the device itself has an error history as shown above. Since only a few parts are memorized, a test operation during inspection was necessary to understand the operating status.As a result, inspections take time, and such short-term operations can easily cause small failures in each operating part. could not be discovered.

These drawbacks are most noticeable in banknote processing apparatuses, which have the most complex mechanical parts among the devices built into automatic transaction processing apparatuses.

(d) Purpose of the Invention In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote handling device that can determine the functional status of each operating part based on the latest data during normal operation, and can accurately determine functional deterioration. shall be.

+e+ Structure and Effective Structure of the Invention> The present invention provides a plurality of banknote stockers, a feeding unit that feeds out banknotes from the banknote stocker, a conveyance unit provided between these banknote stockers, and a system that detects the authenticity and denomination of the banknotes to be conveyed. A banknote processing device having an operation unit including a banknote discrimination unit for discriminating banknotes, a monitoring data collection means for collecting monitoring data including the total number of banknotes and the number of error banknotes processed by each of the operation units during normal operation; monitoring data storage means for accumulating and storing data; functional state determination means for reading out the monitoring data stored in the monitoring data storage means at an arbitrary timing to determine the functional state of each of the operating units; A monitoring device including a clearing device for later clearing the monitoring data storage device is provided.

According to the present invention configured as described above, monitoring data including the total number of banknotes processed by each operating section and the number of error sheets is collected by the monitoring data collection means during normal operation and stored in the monitoring data storage means. It is accumulated and memorized. Based on this monitoring data, the functional status of each operating part is determined,
It is displayed or stored in a specific memory area as a result of determining the functional state. The monitoring data storage area will then be cleared.

Effect> As a result, it is possible to know the functional deterioration of each operating part based on the monitoring data during normal operation, and it is possible to perform accurate maintenance such as replacing parts before a failure occurs. Furthermore, since the accumulated monitoring data is cleared every time the functional state is determined, the determination can always be made using the latest data.

Furthermore, at the time of inspection, it is possible to discover the above-mentioned deteriorated parts simply by referring to the determination results, so there is an advantage that there is no need for test operations and the inspection work is simplified.

('') Embodiment Figure 5 is an external view of an ATM (automatic teller machine) which is an embodiment of the present invention.The vertical panel surface of the customer operation panel of this ATM shows the information being handled during operation of the machine. Handling display 1. Passbook insertion slot 2 and card insertion slot 3 for inserting a bankbook are installed, and banknote deposit/withdrawal opening 4, CR, T5, and coin deposit/withdrawal lower are installed on the horizontal panel surface. A touch panel switch 6 is attached to the surface of the CRT 5 to detect the touch of a finger or the like on the CRTS and its position.At each step of the transaction, the CRT 5 displays transaction content selection keys, numeric keys, etc. The touch panel switch 6 detects the pressing of these keys by the customer.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the control section of the ATM.

This control section is configured as a master-slave system. That is, a main control unit 11 that controls the operation of the entire device is composed of a master CPU (M-CPU) 10, a ROM 10a and a ROM 10b that store control programs, and the main control unit 11 is connected to each input/output device via a bus. (
Auxiliary side that controls the operating part)? I11 sections 13a to 13g are connected. The auxiliary control units 13a to 13g are slave CPUs (S-CPUs) 12a to 12g1 each 5-
ROM242-2 that stores CPU operating programs, etc.
4g, RAM25 that stores various input and output data
It is composed of a~25g. The auxiliary control section 13a includes a bill depositing and dispensing machine 1 that counts the bills to be withdrawn and releases them to the manual withdrawal section 4, as well as processes the bills deposited from the manual withdrawal section 4.
4 are connected.

A pill checker banknote validating unit 15 is connected to the auxiliary control unit L3b, which determines the authenticity of banknotes deposited from the cash withdrawal unit 4. A slip issuing a16 that issues a transaction statement slip and a card reader 17 that reads a card inserted from the card insertion slot 3 are connected to the auxiliary control section 13C. A passbook printing machine 18 that prints transaction results and the like on a passbook inserted through the passbook insertion slot 2 is connected to the auxiliary control unit 13b. The auxiliary control unit 13e includes a key manual device 21 including the touch panel switch 6 and the CRT.
A display unit 22 including 5 is connected. Auxiliary control section 13
A coin processing unit [19] that processes coin deposits and withdrawals in the coin deposit and withdrawal lower is connected to f. A floppy disk device 23 for backing up data stored in each RAM is connected to the auxiliary control section 13g. Furthermore,
The host computer 30 of the center is connected to the lotus via a line.
A transmission control unit 20 is connected to communicate with a remote monitoring device (RMC) 32 and a remote monitoring device (RMC) 32. The host computer 32 is a file device 31 in which a deposit account file is set.
is connected.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the bill depositing and dispensing machine 14. The rear view (rear) of the device shows the 1,000 yen bill cartridges 41. A 5,000 yen bill cartridge 42, a 10,000 yen hole cartridge 43, and a bill collection box 46 are installed. These cartridges are for storing banknotes on the ATM side, that is, on the financial institution side. Also, on the front side of the device, there is a banknote deposit/withdrawal slot 4 from above. A temporary stocker (escrow) 47 and a temporary stocker 48 for unidentifiable banknotes are installed. These banknote stockers are for storing customer banknotes. A pill checker 15 is installed in the center of the device to determine the authenticity and denomination of banknotes. A banknote conveyance path 56 (broken line) is formed between these banknotes, and conveys banknotes to be deposited and withdrawn from a predetermined banknote stacker to a predetermined banknote stocker. This bill conveyance path 56 is configured so that the bill always passes through the pill checker 15 when conveying the bill to a predetermined bill stocker. Each time a banknote passes through the pill checker 15, the authenticity, denomination, and degree of damage of the banknote are determined. This determination result is stored in the RAM 25b. Note that the bill conveyance path 56 is composed of rollers, belts, and flappers for distribution.

FIG. 8A) shows the auxiliary control unit 1 that controls the bill depositing and dispensing machine 14.
FIG. 3 is a partial configuration diagram of RAM 25a of FIG.

Area Ml of this RAM25 a (hereinafter referred to as "Area M1")
is called ' M i J. )~M5 has bill deposit/withdrawal machine 1
4. Withdrawal Department 4. Escrow 47. Thousand-yen hole cartridge 4
1. A monitoring data storage area for monitoring the operations of the 5,000 yen bill cartridge 42 and the 1,000 yen bill cartridge 43 is set. Each monitoring data storage area stores the number of bills fed out from this area (discrimination wedge number M10), the number of bills whose denominations and authenticity were successfully discriminated (normally discriminated number: M11), and the number of bills that were not normally discriminated by iW. The number of banknotes that were not recognized due to an abnormality in conveyance (number of abnormality in conveyance: M12), and the number of banknotes that were not recognized due to an abnormality in pattern reading among banknotes that were also not correctly recognized (number of abnormality in pattern: M12). M1
3) The number of times the feeding unit was operated to feed out banknotes from this banknote stocker (number of feedings: M14) and this 'f
It consists of a storage area for the number of times the banknote could not be normally fed out of the mulberry feeding operations (number of abnormal feeding times: M15). Here, the area numbers (M10 to M15) in the deposit/withdrawal department monitoring data storage area (Ml) are shown as area numbers, but the escrow monitoring data storage area (M2).

Similar areas are set for the million yen hole cartridge monitoring data storage area (M3), the 5,000 yen bill cartridge monitoring data storage area (M4), and the 1,000 yen bill cartridge monitoring data storage area (M5). The numbers are M2O-M2S.

M30-M35. M40-M45 and M50-M55
It is indicated by.

In the same figure (B+ is a diagram showing the bill checker monitoring data storage area set in the RAM 25b of the auxiliary control unit 13b that controls the bill checker 15. <M
2O), number of normally identified sheets (MB2), number of abnormal sheets transported (M6)
2) and the number of pattern abnormal sheets (M63) are set. These areas store data regarding all banknotes that have passed through the bill checker 15, regardless of the denomination of the banknote or the feeding stocker.

FIG. 9 is a partial configuration diagram of a floppy disk set in the floppy disk device 23, and the RAM 25
A and 25b show a monitoring data aggregation area (M?) that reads and stores monitoring data stored in the monitoring data storage areas (Ml to M6). That is, in this regard, each area of the data aggregation area (M71 to M76: described later) has the same configuration as the monitoring data storage area (Ml to M6). Also, monitoring data collection area (M7)
has six areas (1) to (6) (M71 to M76), and monitoring data storage areas (M1 to M76).
Each time data is read from 6), the data is sequentially stored in a new monitoring data aggregation area. When new monitoring data is read, the monitoring data aggregation area where the oldest monitoring data is stored is updated with that data, and the six monitoring data aggregation areas are always filled with six pieces of monitoring data starting from the latest. Monitoring data will be stored. Ml0 is a latest data pointer that stores in which area (M71 to M76) the latest monitoring data is stored.

FIG. 10 is a partial configuration diagram of the RA and Mlob of the main control unit 11, and the functions of each operating unit of the banknote entry hall 14 and bill checker 15 are determined by the monitoring data stored in the monitoring data aggregation area (M7). A reference value record (indicates the g area. M8 stores the reference value for determining the functional state of the bill depositing and dispensing machine). Ru. In this area, the gJ value (number of correctly identified bills 2 M8
0), the proportion of banknotes that were not correctly identified was due to an abnormality in the conveyance system (conveyance abnormality ratio + M
81), the proportion of banknotes that were not correctly identified due to pattern reading abnormalities (pattern abnormality ratio: MB2) and the occurrence rate of banknote feeding errors from each banknote stocker (feeding abnormality ratio + M83). Each reference value is stored. This standard value is the boundary value between the error occurrence rate during normal operation and the error occurrence rate during abnormal operation, and when the error occurrence rate exceeds this boundary value, the probability that a failure will occur in that part increases. shows.

Further, M9 stores a reference value of the error occurrence ratio of the seven pilche types. The reference value to be stored is the number of normally identified sheets (M2
O), 1g feed abnormality ratio (M91), and pattern abnormality ratio (M92).

FIG.
Flowchart illustrating the operation of the control unit 13a). A
71i11 operation of the entire TM? 111 main control unit 1
When a bill payout command is input from 1, step n
1 (hereinafter referred to as 'ni'), start the feed roller of the corresponding banknote stocker,
R, AM 25a is set to start the output interval monitoring timer (n2). It waits for 6113 at n3, and counts up the feeding interval monitoring timer (n4). Next, at n5, the feed-out detection sensor installed at the pay-out port of the banknote stocker is blocked from light by the fed-out banknotes.
In other words, it is determined whether or not the banknote has been fed out normally. If the bill is blocked, the process proceeds to n7; if the bill is not blocked, the process proceeds to n6. At n6, it is determined whether the feeding interval monitoring timer has timed up or not, and if it has not timed up, the timer is n6.
Return to 3. If the time is up, proceed to n7. At n7, the feeding number storage area (M
14, etc.), and it is determined at n8 whether or not the banknotes have been normally fed out. If the feeding is performed normally, the process returns to n2; if the feeding is not performed normally, the process proceeds to n9 and the abnormal feeding count storage area (M2S
) and return to n2. This operation is repeated until a predetermined number of bills are fed out.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the auxiliary control sections 13b and 13a when a banknote passes through the bill checker 15. nl until the bill passes through the bill checker
o:'i:' When the banknotes pass, the auxiliary control unit 13
By the operation b, the denomination, authenticity, etc. of this banknote are discriminated. After this operation, the building checker monitoring data storage area (
Update the discrimination number storage area (MG'0) of M6) (
n12).

This data is sent from the auxiliary control section 13b to the auxiliary control section 13a. The auxiliary control unit 13a determines which banknote stocker (dispensing unit) this banknote was dispensed from (n13), and counts up the identified number storage area (MIO, etc.) of the corresponding banknote stocker (nL4). On the other hand, the auxiliary control unit 13b determines whether the banknote was successfully identified, whether it could not be identified due to an abnormality in the conveyance system, or whether it could not be identified due to an abnormality in pattern reading ( n15.n16 and n
17). If it is successfully identified, it will be n1 based on the judgment of n14.
8. Proceeding to n19, the normal discrimination number storage area (M61) of the bill checker monitoring data (M6) is counted up (n18), and at the same time, the auxiliary control unit 13a stores the normal discrimination number storage area (Mll, etc.) of the corresponding banknote stocker.
is counted up. (n19) Furthermore, if it is not possible to carry out the discrimination due to an abnormality in conveyance, the respective abnormality conveyance number storage areas (M62 and ~112, etc.) are counted up (n20.n
21). Furthermore, if the banknotes are not recognized due to pattern abnormalities, the respective pattern abnormality number record areas t9 (M2S, M13, etc.) are counted up based on the judgment at n17.

After this, the operation will end.

3 and 4 are flowcharts showing the operation of the main control section 11. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the transaction total processing operation when the clerk presses the total key. When the total key is pressed by the clerk, data regarding the amount of the transaction is first totaled at n30, and then the monitoring data 9 is put on sale from the auxiliary control units 13a and 13b (n31). This monitoring data is temporarily stored in the main control section 10b. This read monitoring data is stored in the monitoring data aggregation area (M
7) (n 32). In addition, the monitoring data storage area CMl of the auxiliary control units 13a, 13b
~M6) is cleared (n33). Note that this operation is performed by the auxiliary control section according to a command from the main control section. Next, R.A.
The latest monitoring data stored in Ml0b is set as the reference value (
M8. The rank of the functional state is determined by comparing it with the memory contents of M9 (n34), and the result of this rank determination is displayed on the CRT 5 (n35). By this display, the latest functional status of the banknote processing device can be notified to the clerk who processes the transaction total. Finally, the latest data pointer (M2O) that stores the monitoring data collection area where the latest monitoring data is collected is updated (n36), and the operation ends. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an inspection operation started by a key operation by a maintenance staff member.

When this operation starts, first the data of the latest data pointer (M2O) is read in n40, and the latest monitoring data specified by this pointer is transferred from the floppy disk of the floppy disk device 23 to the RAM 1 of the main control unit 11.
Read out to 0b (n41). The read monitoring data is compared with the reference value to determine the rank of the functional state (n42), and the determination result is displayed on the CRT 5 (n43). This display allows maintenance personnel to accurately grasp the functional status of each operating section.

n7. n9. n 12. n 14.
The areas n18 to n23 correspond to the monitoring data collection means of the present invention, and the areas M1 to M6 correspond to the monitoring data storage means of the present invention. Also, n34. n42 and the storage area M8. M9 corresponds to the functional state determining means of the present invention, and n3.3 corresponds to the clearing means of the present invention.

In this way, the banknote deposit/withdrawal device and pill checker of this ATM accumulate and store the results of banknote processing operations during normal banknote dispensing operations, that is, deposit processing operations and withdrawal processing operations, and store the data each time the clerk processes the total. The data are totaled by the main control unit. Accordingly, at the time of inspection, the maintenance staff can check the functional status determination result and perform preventive maintenance on the operating parts whose functionality has deteriorated. This enables preventive maintenance, reduces the number of ATM failures during normal operation, improves the reliability of the device, and simplifies maintenance. Although this embodiment shows a device that deposits and withdraws banknotes, the same applies to devices that process only withdrawals or deposits.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the dispensing operation of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine of an ATM which is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
A flowchart showing the banknote discrimination operation of the pill checker,
3 and 4 are flowcharts showing the operation of the main control unit of the ATM, and FIG. 3 shows the transaction total processing operation,
Figure 4 shows maintenance and inspection operations. FIG. 5 is an external view of the ATM, FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the control section of the ATM, and FIG.
The figure is a schematic structural diagram of the bill depositing and dispensing machine, including the eighth round). +81 is a partial configuration diagram of the RAM of the auxiliary control unit that controls the bill depositing and dispensing machine, and the RAM of the auxiliary control unit that controls the pill checker, respectively. Further, FIG. 9 is a partial configuration diagram of a floppy disk that is stored in a Fronbi disk device, and shows a monitoring data collection area. FIG. 10 is a partial configuration diagram of the RAM of the main control section, showing a reference value storage area. 4-Person withdrawal department, 47-Escrow, 41.42.43-Banknote cartridge, 15-Pill checker.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Operation including a plurality of banknote stockers, a feeding unit that feeds out banknotes from the banknote stockers, a conveyance unit provided between these banknote stockers, and a banknote discrimination unit that discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the banknotes being conveyed. a banknote processing apparatus having a banknote processing section, a monitoring data collection means for collecting monitoring data including the total number of banknotes processed by each of the operating units and the number of error sheets during normal operation; and a monitoring data storage for accumulating and storing this monitoring data. means, functional state determining means for reading out the monitoring data stored in the monitoring data storage means at an arbitrary timing and determining the functional state of each of the operating units; and a clearing means for clearing the monitoring data storage means after reading the monitoring data. A banknote processing device comprising: a monitoring means including a means;